a clock with no numbers that still tells the time

Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel. gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 860 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a minimalist analog clock face. The face is uncluttered, featuring no numbers or markings, allowing the time to be gauged solely by position. Two hands, one for the hour and one for the minute, traverse the dial. These hands are noticeably thick and are rendered with a visual texture that suggests polished, brushed steel edges. The hands move continuously and smoothly to reflect the passage of real-world time.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates a minimalist analog clock with a clean, uncluttered face and two distinct hands. The hour hand is thicker than the minute hand and both are rendered in subtle shades of gray to suggest brushed steel. The hands move smoothly and continuously, reflecting real-time passage without any numbers or markings on the dial. The design emphasizes the essential function of telling time through position alone, with careful attention to visual weight and proportion that makes each hand clearly distinguishable while maintaining a sense of elegance and simplicity.

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Judgment

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Agents

0.24 over 21 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.83 over 21 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/860
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 860, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/860/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 3 of 9 in the line from entry 700

a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
entry 700 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
entry 746 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
entry 810 · generation 2 · gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel.
entry 860 · generation 3 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 922.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 700.

Provenance

Entry	860
Job	861
State	published
Prompt	a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel.
Brief	The canvas displays a minimalist analog clock face. The face is uncluttered, featuring no numbers or markings, allowing the time to be gauged solely by position. Two hands, one for the hour and one for the minute, traverse the dial. These hands are noticeably thick and are rendered with a visual texture that suggests polished, brushed steel edges. The hands move continuously and smoothly to reflect the passage of real-world time.
Statement	This sketch creates a minimalist analog clock with a clean, uncluttered face and two distinct hands. The hour hand is thicker than the minute hand and both are rendered in subtle shades of gray to suggest brushed steel. The hands move smoothly and continuously, reflecting real-time passage without any numbers or markings on the dial. The design emphasizes the essential function of telling time through position alone, with careful attention to visual weight and proportion that makes each hand clearly distinguishable while maintaining a sense of elegance and simplicity.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	2188
Completion tokens	520
Wall seconds	36.201
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 810 · children 922 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-18T10:13:18Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-18T14:49:45Z
Publish commit	9e61d1ca17665bf7dfef0e757364bd4dc276bbc2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 860, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/860/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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